FP&S Manager - Product-Led Growth & Marketing

About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

About the team/role

We’re seeking a Financial Planning & Strategy Manager (FP&S) to lead strategic initiatives and drive business results across our Product-Led Growth (PLG) and Marketing functions. In this high-impact role, you’ll serve as the go-to finance partner, collaborating with cross-functional leads and influencing decision-making at the highest levels—including regular interaction with VP and C-suite executives.

The ideal candidate thrives in dynamic, high-growth environments, brings a data-driven mindset, and has a track record of translating insights into action. If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape strategy, optimize performance, and work on complex business challenges, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll do

• Ownership: Serve as the primary finance partner to cross-functional leads across Product-Led Growth and Marketing, building trusted relationships and influencing decisions with strategic financial insights.
• Revenue Management: Develop reporting and forecasting that provide a fundamental understanding of our business drivers and actionable insight into opportunities to improve business performance.
• Insights: Proactively deliver data-driven insights and recommendations that inform cross-functional roadmaps ie. pricing & promotions, product features & experiments, and marketing tactics.
• Planning: Drive the long-range and annual planning processes - defining strategic priorities, goals, OKRs, and budgets.
• Strategy & Investment Decisions: Inform key strategic and investment decisions through structured frameworks and data-driven analyses.
• ROI: Determine ROAS and other ROI measures across Paid Marketing and Brand Marketing.  Leverage ROI insights to drive strategy, tactics, and investment decisions.

What you bring

• 7+ years in Strategic Finance/BizOps, including 3+ years in product-led growth (PLG) business models.  Foundational experience in investment banking, private equity, or management consulting preferred.  Experience with consumption-based business models is a meaningful plus.
• Proven track record of driving business outcomes through data analytics and financial insights, with expert-level forecasting and financial modeling skills.
• Proficiency in SQL and Looker (or similar BI tools)
• Fervor for B2B business models and the broader market landscape.
• Energized by cultivating collaborative working relationships and driving inclusive problem-solving.
• Thrive in an environment where given the opportunity to work autonomously and solve ambiguous problems.

What you’ll get

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend, home office stipend

At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2 to 3 days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages. 

One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we’ve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website.

The base salary range for this role is $154,000 to $181,000 in San Francisco, CA.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr

Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.